Reg. Charity No. 701152

Market Square

The Lytham Commissioners, who promptly claimed the tower for their offices, after its completion in 1872, built the Market Hall at a cost of £1,000+. The Market was not the expected success it was built for, so the premises were converted into shops, though still retaining the name of Market. (1890s)

Lytham Market House 1867, before the addition of the Clock Tower (Heritage Group Collection)

There was, in the Market Square, Lady Eleanor Cecily's water-fountain, placed there as a memorial to her husband, John Talbot Clifton, after his death in 1872. Lady Cecily also added a clock above The Market Hall in 1872. This fountain was eventually to be placed in Sparrow Park, when the Market Square site was required to contain the Cenotaph in 1922.

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Reg. Charity No. 701152